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Individual atomic collisions can now be detected in the lab, potentially opening up pathways to new physics
Source: Phys.org · Published
Tiny atoms and molecules are constantly bombarding each other all around us. While we regularly measure the large-scale effects of these interactions, measuring the effect of each individual collision is far more difficult. But now, researchers have managed to measure how tiny gas particles affect a single silica particle in the lab. In their new study, published in Physical Review Letters, the…
Key points
- Tiny atoms and molecules are constantly bombarding each other all around us.
- While we regularly measure the large-scale effects of these interactions, measuring the effect of each individual collision is far more difficult.
- But now, researchers have managed to measure how tiny gas particles affect a single silica particle in the lab.
- In their new study, published in Physical Review Letters, the…
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